2009 Asian Five Nations

2009 Asian Five Nations
Date	25 April 2009 – 24 May 2009
Countries	Hong Kong ; Japan ; Kazakhstan ; South Korea ; Singapore
Final positions
Champions	Japan (17th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Website	www.asian5nations.com
	← 2008 2010 →

Last updated January 11, 2023

For divisional competitions, see: 2009 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

The 2009 Asian Five Nations, known as the 2009 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, was the second series of the rugby union Asian Five Nations, the flagship competition devised by the International Rugby Board to develop the sport in the Asian region. The tournament played a role in qualifying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, with Singapore, the last place team, being relegated to Division 1. As the 2010 edition will serve as the final round of Asian qualifying, Singapore is effectively eliminated.

Changes from 2008

Arabian Gulf has been replaced with Singapore, who earns promotion from Division 1.

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:

Final Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries	Bonus Points	Points
1	Japan	4	4	0	0	271	40	+231	41	4	24
2	Kazakhstan	4	3	0	1	87	139	-52	10	0	15
3	South Korea	4	2	0	2	137	144	-7	19	3	13
4	Hong Kong	4	1	0	3	110	126	-16	8	3	8
5	Singapore	4	0	0	4	40	196	-156	1	1	1

Scoring System

Win – 5 Points
Draw – 3 Points
Loss – 0 Points
Bonus points for scoring four tries or for losing by no more than 7 points.
Results

Fixture overview

Home	Score (Tries)	Away	Match Information
Home	Score (Tries)	Away	Date	Venue
(1 BP) South Korea	65–0	Singapore	25 Apr 2009	Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
(1 BP) Japan	87–10	Kazakhstan	25 Apr 2009	Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
Hong Kong	6–59	Japan (1 BP)	2 May 2009	Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Kazakhstan	30–27	South Korea (1 BP)	2 May 2009	Central Stadium, Almaty
Singapore	19–22	Kazakhstan	9 May 2009	Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore
(1 BP) South Korea	36–34	Hong Kong (2 BP)	9 May 2009	Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
(1 BP) Japan	80–9	South Korea	16 May 2009	Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka
(1 BP) Hong Kong	64–6	Singapore	16 May 2009	Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong
Singapore	15–45	Japan (1 BP)	23 May 2009	Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore
Kazakhstan	25–6	Hong Kong	24 May 2009	Central Stadium, Almaty

Fixtures

25 April 2009

South Korea	65–0	Singapore
Tries: Kwang Moon Lee (2) Si Won Choi (2) Sung Soo Sim (2) Kan Kyu Han (2) Keun Hyun Kim (2) Yo Han Cha Con: Jun Ki Hong (3) Keun Hyun Kim (2)	Report^[1]

Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam

25 April 2009

Japan	87–11	Kazakhstan
Tries: Shaun Webb (2) Yuta Imamura (2) Ayumu Goromaru (2) Takashi Kikutani Bryce Robins Yuki Yatomi Luke Thompson Michael Leitch Jack Tarrant Hiroki Yoshida Con: Shaun Webb (9) Ayumu Goromaru (2)	Report^[2]	Try: Ildar Abdrazakov Con: Denis Cherkashin Pen: Denis Cherkashin

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka

2 May 2009

Hong Kong	6–59	Japan
Pen: Kenzo Pannell (2)	Report^[3]	Tries: Kensuke Hatakeyama (2) Naoki Kawamata Hitoshi Ono Yosshitaka Nakayama Takashi Kikutani Fumiaki Tanaka Hirotoki Onozawa Jack Tarrant Con: Ryan Nicholas (7)

Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong

2 May 2009

Kazakhstan	30–27	South Korea
Tries: Anton Rudoy (3) Con: Maxim Lifontov (3) Pen: Maxim Lifontov (3)	Report^[4]	Tries: Jae Yong Chae Dae Ik Jeong Kun Kyu Kan Con: Jun Ki Hong Kuen Hyun Kim (2) Pen: Keun Hyun Kim Drop: Jun Ki Hong

Central Stadium, Almaty

9 May 2009

Singapore	19–22	Kazakhstan
Try: Ben Wheeler Con: John Forrester Pen: John Forrester (4)	Report^[5]	Tries: Mihail Soloviyev Denis Cherkashin Oleg Gusselnikov Con: Maxim Lifontov (2) Pen: Maxim Lifontov

Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore

9 May 2009

South Korea	36–34	Hong Kong
Tries: Han Hun Kyu (2) Shing Yong Chul Youn Kwon Woo Park Noh Hoon Hwang Min Seo Con: Chae Jae Yong Lee Jung Min (2)	Report^[6]	Tries: Adam Raby (3) Simon Smith Ed Rolston Con: Kenzo Pannell (2) Jonny Elliot Pen: Kenzo Pannell

Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam

16 May 2009

Japan	80–9	South Korea
Tries: Hitoshi Onozawa (4) Shaun Webb (2) Ryan Nicholas (2) Jack Tarrant (2) Ayumu Goromaru Yuta Imamura Con: Ryan Nicholas (7) Shaun Webb (3)	Report^[7]	Pen: Jun Ki Hong (2) Drop: Jun Ki Hong

Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka

16 May 2009

Hong Kong	64–6	Singapore
Tries: Adam Raby (4) Rowan Varty (3) Simon Smith (2) Con: Kenzo Pannell (7) Mike McKee Pen: Kenzo Pannell	Report^[8]	Pen: John Forrester (2)

Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong

23 May 2009

Singapore	15–45	Japan
Pen: Ryan Cumbers (5)	Report^[9]	Tries: Hitoshi Ono (2) Takashi Kikutani Yuta Imamura Koji Taira Masakazu Toyota Con: Hiroki Yoshida (5)

Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore

24 May 2009

Kazakhstan	25–6	Hong Kong
Tries: Timur Mashurov Daulet Akymbekov Ildar Abdrazakov Con: Maxim Lifontov (2) Pen: Maxim Lifontov (2)	Report^[10]	Pen: Kenzo Pannell Keith Robertson

Central Stadium, Almaty

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